Logging damage to dominant and codominant residual stems in thinned West Virginia cherry-maple stands

Neil I. Lamson; Gary Miller

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Logging damage to dominant and codominant residual stems in thinned West Virginia cherry-maple stands

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Neil I. Lamson, Gary Miller

Year:

1982

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Muller, Robert N., ed. Proceedings: fourth central hardwood forest conference; 1982 November 8-10; Lexington, KY. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky: 32-38.

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Abstract

Previously unmanaged 60-year-old, even-aged stands of cherry-maple in West Virginia were thinned using the Allegheny hardwoods stocking guide. A marked cut was computed for 75, 60, and 45 percent of full stocking; no trees smaller than 17.8. cm dbh were marked for commercial removal. Thinning was done with either a truck-mounted crane or a rubber-tired skidder.

Keywords

logging damage, thinning, Prunus serotina Ehrh, Acer rubrum L

Citation

Lamson, Neil I.; Miller, Gary W. 1982. Logging damage to dominant and codominant residual stems in thinned West Virginia cherry-maple stands. In: Muller, Robert N., ed. Proceedings: fourth central hardwood forest conference; 1982 November 8-10; Lexington, KY. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky: 32-38.